Kumily

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Kumily
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Kumily
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Kumily
Kumily (India)
Coordinates: 9°37′0″N77°9′0″E / 9.61667°N 77.15000°E / 9.61667; 77.15000
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Idukki
Taluk Peerumedu
Named for Thekkady tourist spot
Government
 • Type Panchayati raj (India)
 • BodyKumily Grama Panchayat
Area
 • Total
203.31 km2 (78.50 sq mi)
Elevation
880 m (2,890 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
39,435
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English [1]
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
685509
Area code 04869
Nearest City Kottayam, Kochi
Assembly constituency Peerumedu
Lok Sabha constituency Idukki
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Kumily

Kumily, also spelt as Kumaly is a revenue village and Gram Panchayat in the Idukki district of the state of Kerala. It is a town in Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and Periyar Tiger Reserve. Kumily is a gateway town[ further explanation needed ] into Kerala from Tamil Nadu. [2]

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Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kumily village had population of 30,276 where 15,162 are males and 15,114 are females. Kumily village spreads over an area of 203.31 km2 (78.50 sq mi) with 7,404 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 997 lower than the state average of 1084. In Kumily, 10.3% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kumily had an average literacy of 90.5% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 93.6% and female literacy was .87.4%. [3]

Transportation

Two national highways pass through Kumily town, National Highway 183 and National Highway 185 [4] [5]

The nearest railway station is 60 km away at Theni.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kumily - the plantation town". Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Idukki (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 70,71. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "New highways notification dated March, 2014" (PDF). The Gazette of India - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways . Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "National Highway work from next month". The Hindu . Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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